{"id":4215,"date":"2026-04-01T20:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:13:20","slug":"titles-from-my-favorite-regency-writer-by-susan-karsten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/01\/titles-from-my-favorite-regency-writer-by-susan-karsten\/","title":{"rendered":"Titles from my Favorite Regency Writer, by Susan Karsten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cruikshank-Monstrosities-of-1818-Cruikshank.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3800 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cruikshank-Monstrosities-of-1818-Cruikshank-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cruikshank-Monstrosities-of-1818-Cruikshank.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cruikshank-Monstrosities-of-1818-Cruikshank.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cruikshank-Monstrosities-of-1818-Cruikshank.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hi, Regency fans! I got into reading regency fiction when my children were young. I needed something enjoyable, light, and clean to have on hand whenever I had a few spare minutes to read.<\/p><div id=\"vanes-2303645962\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>One day, at my library, I stumbled across a book from the House for the Season series, by <strong>Marion Chesney<\/strong> &#8212; the rest is history &#8212; regency era history. She&#8217;s still my favorite regency fiction author, and I only wish she still wrote in the genre. Following is a list of her prolific output (Enjoy!):<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Regency Gold<\/i> (1980)<\/li>\n<li><i>Lady Margery&#8217;s Intrigue<\/i> (1980)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Constant Companion<\/i> (1980)<\/li>\n<li><i>Quadrille<\/i> (1981)<\/li>\n<li><i>My Lords, Ladies and Marjorie<\/i> (1981)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Ghost and Lady Alice<\/i> (1982)<\/li>\n<li><i>Love and Lady Lovelace<\/i> (1982)<\/li>\n<li><i>Duke&#8217;s Diamonds<\/i> (1982)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Flirt<\/i> (1985)<\/li>\n<li><i>At The Sign of the Golden Pineapple<\/i> (1987)<\/li>\n<li><i>Miss Davenport&#8217;s Christmas<\/i> (1993)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Chocolate Debutante<\/i> (1998)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span id=\"Westerby\" class=\"mw-headline\">Westerby<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: Westerby\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>The Westerby Inheritance<\/i> (1982)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Westerby Sisters<\/i> (1982)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"The_Six_Sisters\" class=\"mw-headline\">The Six Sisters<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: The Six Sisters\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>Minerva<\/i> (1983)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Taming of Annabelle<\/i> (1983)<\/li>\n<li><i>Deirdre and Desire<\/i> (1984)<\/li>\n<li><i>Daphne<\/i> (1984)<\/li>\n<li><i>Diana the Huntress<\/i> (1985)<\/li>\n<li><i>Frederica in Fashion<\/i> (1985)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"A_House_for_the_Season_Series\" class=\"mw-headline\">A House for the Season Series<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: A House for the Season Series\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>The Miser of Mayfair<\/i> (1986)<\/li>\n<li><i>Plain Jane<\/i> (1986)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Wicked Godmother<\/i> (1987)<\/li>\n<li><i>Rake&#8217;s Progress<\/i> (1987)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Adventuress<\/i> (1987)<\/li>\n<li><i>Rainbird&#8217;s Revenge<\/i> (1988)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"The_School_for_Manners\" class=\"mw-headline\">The School for Manners<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: The School for Manners\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>Refining Felicity<\/i> (1988)<\/li>\n<li><i>Perfecting Fiona<\/i> (1989)<\/li>\n<li><i>Enlightening Delilah<\/i> (1989)<\/li>\n<li><i>Finessing Clarissa<\/i> (1989)<\/li>\n<li><i>Animating Maria<\/i> (1990)<\/li>\n<li><i>Marrying Harriet<\/i> (1990)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"Waverley_Women\" class=\"mw-headline\">Waverley Women<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: Waverley Women\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>The First Rebellion<\/i> (1989)<\/li>\n<li><i>Silken Bonds<\/i> (1989)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Love Match<\/i> (1989)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"The_Travelling_Matchmaker\" class=\"mw-headline\">The Travelling Matchmaker<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: The Travelling Matchmaker\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>Emily Goes to Exeter<\/i> (1990)<\/li>\n<li><i>Belinda Goes to Bath<\/i> (1991)<\/li>\n<li><i>Penelope Goes to Portsmouth<\/i> (1991)<\/li>\n<li><i>Beatrice Goes to Brighton<\/i> (1991)<\/li>\n<li><i>Deborah Goes to Dover<\/i> (1992)<\/li>\n<li><i>Yvonne Goes to York<\/i> (1992)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"Poor_relation\" class=\"mw-headline\">Poor relation<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: Poor relation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>Lady Fortescue Steps Out<\/i> (1993)<\/li>\n<li><i>Miss Tonks Turns to Crime<\/i> (1993) aka <i>Miss Tonks Takes a Risk<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Mrs. Budley Falls From Grace<\/i> (1993)<\/li>\n<li><i>Sir Philip&#8217;s Folly<\/i> (1993)<\/li>\n<li><i>Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue<\/i> (1994)<\/li>\n<li><i>Back in Society<\/i> (1994)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span id=\"The_Daughters_of_Mannerling\" class=\"mw-headline\">The Daughters of Mannerling<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: The Daughters of Mannerling\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Marion_Chesney&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18&amp;editintro=Template:BLP_editintro\">edit<\/a><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">]<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><i>The Banishment<\/i> (1995)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Intrigue<\/i> (1995)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Deception<\/i> (1996)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Folly<\/i> (1996)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Romance<\/i> (1997)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Homecoming<\/i> (1997)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>PS: This is not Christian fiction, but is pretty clean.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Would love to hear from other Chesney fans in the comments. Fondly, Susan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"rop\"><small>Originally posted 2014-09-11 01:00:00. <\/small><\/p><div id=\"vanes-2511566142\" class=\"vanes-after-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 3px;margin-right: 3px;margin-bottom: 3px;margin-left: 3px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?fit=1080%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen to the Write of Passage Weekly Podcast\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=819%2C1024&ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=768%2C960&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, Regency fans! I got into reading regency fiction when my children were young. I needed something enjoyable, light, and clean to have on hand whenever I had a few spare minutes to read. One day, at my library, I stumbled across a book from the House for the Season series, by Marion Chesney &#8212; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,49,86,4,356,11],"tags":[571,347,39,29,352,566,209],"class_list":["post-4215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","category-books","category-female-authors-regency-period","category-regency-romance","category-romance","category-seasons","tag-books","tag-marion-chesney","tag-regency","tag-regency-england","tag-regency-fiction","tag-regency-romance","tag-susan-karsten"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4215"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4247,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215\/revisions\/4247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}